Roof and shingle securing means



C. C. FIGGE ROOF AND SHINGLE SECURING MEANS Filed April 25/ 1925 Aug. 21, 1928. 158L765 Patented Aug. 21, 1928 cannon 0. E eanor CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

f noon AND sn nenn SECURING MEANS.

Applieation filed April 1923. Serial N 0.633328.

This invention relates to an'imp-rovement in roofs and in the means for securing shingles to. a. roof. Among the objects of the invention are: to; provide a roof in'jwhich the exposed ends of the shingles are-held down without perforating them at such ends; to provide a clamp which will. engage aplur'ality of shingles and hold them in place with the least possible securing means; to provide a clamp wh ch engages the exposed end of a shingle to prevent it from being raised and fromcurvmgor warping; to provide a clamp WhlCh not only holds the shingles in place but provides means for guiding the next layer of shingles; to pro vide ashingle' holding clamp which is not objectionably visible when the root is coin pleted; and in general to provide the const'ruction herein shown and described.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan View of a portion of a, roof constructed in accordance with the principles of this inventionyFig.

2 isa section taken on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig 1; Fig. 4 isa' section taken "on the line 4+4 of Fig 1;] and Fig. 5 is aperspective of one of the fastening clips. 1 y The. fastening means or clip- 1 for securing and holding the shingles'in place is preferably made up of a single piece of sheet material usually tinned or galvanized,

and in this example, the sides 2 and?) are offset or raised from the body portion by means of shouldered, the'sides beingdisposed at a right angle to each other. At

the opposite ends of the sides'are ears '5 bent over upwardly parallel to but spaced from the sides substantially the thickness of a" shingle which they are to engage. This clip is provided with a hole 6 in the body portion through which a shingle nail .7 is inserted. It may also be formed with nail holes ,8 in the sides2 and 3 and with other nailholes 9 and 10 in the body portion so that ii"- a shingle nail inserted in any one of the holes should happen to extend into a space be tween the roof boards, it would-still be po ssible to fasten the. clip in place to the root boards through one or more of the other holes; 7 l

In using this clip ona roof as shown in Fig. 1, a lower course of shinglesis held in place by clips applied at the upper edges thereof and the next course is guided and the lower ends are held in place by the projecting ears 5 of the fastening clips. In

'oourses,fboth above and below lower course 11 are '11 in place; Thus the example shown,the shingles are substantially square with the opposite corners disposed in line 7 These shingles are laid. in courses, the shingles 11 .in one course being preferably overlapped by the shingles-12 inthenex t horizontally and vertically.

course, and these in turn being overlapped by the shingles 13 of the next course, and

so onythelow'er points of one coursebeing disposed between those of the adjacent known manner. y

In applying the clips, the shingles of the laid in place and'the clip 1 is applied .withlhelcorner of the it; in a well meeting edges 2 and 3 uppermost, the clip being disposed adjacent but. not corner of the shingle. The. shouldersawof the sides thereupon form guides for placing tl ieshingles -12 staggered" with'respect to theycourse below and adjacent the clip, and

when this course of shingles 12 is; nailed atithe upper in place by clips at their upper corners,

shingles 1301? the subsequent courseare located in position by inserting the loWercorner thereof under the ears 5 which holds? the second course each clip not only holds in place the shingles through which anail 7 is inserted; but also'by the engagement of the-sides 2 and "3,-'it 'hbldsthe adjacent of the clip of shingles shingles12 in the next course in place and l by the engagement ofthe ears 5 it holds the lower end of the shingle 13 of the subse quent course place. "Allthis: is acco1npllshed by means of a single shingle nail whichjis inserted through any one of the holes i'n 'the clip. Of courseif desired, nails may -beinserted through the holes S'as well; .as through one or more ofthe holes 6, 9 and r 10 inthe body portion of the clip but this is not ordinarily necessary'jand a single nail will sufiice for. eachclip.

It will be observed that each clip enlue tirely covered by the corner of the shingle which engages unde-rfthe ears 0 exception of the ears themselves. clip is usually made 'oitxbendable sheet material ears 5 may be tapped lightly after a shingle is inserted thereunder which will bind the extremity of the shingle in place. I hen the roofis complete the clips areall with them As this covered with the exception of the ears. 5,

and these are sosmallthat they are scarcely noticeable and are not at all objectionable. The clips not only hold the shingles in place but also they act as guides forspacers for laying the shingles so that after the first two courses are in place all the'subsequent ones will be properly positioned automatically."

1 claim:

1. A shingle holding means for angular butt shingles having a portion tor attachment to a shingle of one course and having projecting earsfor compressive engagement with the lower angular endof a shingle in an overlying course, and having lateral projections atan angle to eachother forengaging thcfsides of shingles inan intermediate course. l

' 2. A shingleholding clip having a portion for engagement with a shingle of one course with ears fer compressive engagement with the edge of a shingle of overlying course, and Withanoilset side projection at an angle to the access of the shingle for en-' gaging the; edge of ,a shingleeof an 111:8?

mediate course.

3. In {LlOOfl the combination with angular e butt shingleslaid in a diamond-pattern with ad aCentstaggered courses, and as ngle P1808 clip having oflset portions for engaging shingles bycon press on in three'adya'cent courses; the said portions including ears bendable to engage the outer surface over the edges of the angular end of the outermost shingle;

l. in a roof, the coinbinationgvith rectan gular shingles in diamond patterned courses, and those11n one course staggered with re spect to the adjacent courseseit a single piece clip having angular 'shoulders forming an angular recess and Withloverlapping ears for engaging and positioningfour-[shingles 01"; three "adjacent courses, and fastening means inserted through the clip and through one course only for holding all of thefour shingles engaged thereby in place by compression. a

5. In. a roof, re ctangularv shingles angularlyfdi'sposed in overlapping courses, a securing devicetor each shingle having angular raised edges-for engagement with the edges oftWo shingles in the next course and ears at the end oi theedges for overlapping the angular eXtrennt-y of ashingle of the sec ,ond course, an'd aysingle fastening for .the

securing device ivh ioh is covered bytlie ovel' lapping olthe shingles in theesaid second- 6. A roof conipos'ed ofangular butt shine gles in overlapping coursesgthe butts of the shingle of one course beingl'staggered with respect to those of an adjacentcoxirse, a single piece clip-attachableto the upper end ot'one shingle havinglmeans for positioning,

. engaglng, and holding, down the edges or the shingles of the next course and having overlapping ears bendable overthe. ad aQent edges to engage, by compressing the'surfa'ce of the angular extremity of the shingle in the next overlying course and thereby to POSltlOIlli) withrespect to the courses below.

7. Ashingle hold ngclipcomprisinga fiat j a cannon; risen. J 

